$250 ▲ +63.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $153
- 2016: $135
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Cowley Beach · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Cowley Beach
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of just $553 in Cowley Beach are far below the Queensland figure. This is a place where nearly half of all homes are owned outright, contributing to housing costs that sit well below state and national levels.
$250
▲ +63.4%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cowley Beach — lower than 60% of areas.
| Cowley Beach | $250 |
|---|---|
| 4871, QLD | $170 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents of $250 are well below the national figure of $375. Monthly mortgage payments are among the lowest for similar areas, sitting far below the Queensland typical of $1,733.
$553 ▼ -53.9%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,200
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $553
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Cowley Beach, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is high here, with 46.7% of homes owned outright, which is far above the Queensland figure of 29.1%. Meanwhile, the 20.0% of households that rent is far below the national average of 30.6%.
20.0% ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
46.7% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Cowley Beach, Owned outright is the majority at 61%; Rented is next at 26%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 86.7% of the area, which is far above the national figure of 72.3%. However, homes with three or more bedrooms are much less common than in most areas, and there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than the state average.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
86.7% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 94.4%
- 2016: 87.9%
- 2021: 86.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
63.3% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.3%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Cowley Beach, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Cowley Beach, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 73%; 2 bedrooms is next at 15%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Cowley Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30738/cowley-beach/topic/housing-dwellings